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  • Ms. Cram sits at a microscope in a lab coat
    A plant pathologist studies the organisms and environmental factors that cause plant diseases, and methods to reduce or prevent damage…
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    Michelle Cram

  • Dr. Munck (middle) stands between two other people in a forest.
    Plant pathologists study plant diseases.  A plant disease is the interaction between plants, their pathogens (viruses, bacteria, nematodes, and fungi),…
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    Isabel Alvarez Munck

  • Kier Klepzig observing a bug on a leaf
    An entomologist studies insects and a plant pathologist studies plant diseases – in my case diseases of trees.
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    Kier Klepzig

  • Susan Best in an outside area holding up an animal skull
    A plant pathologist specializes in plant health.  Keeping plants healthy requires an understanding of the organisms that cause disease, as…
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    Susan Best

  • Dr. Kerry Britton in front of mountain range
    I spent 15 years studying invasive species, particularly those that cause tree diseases. Now I am working to make sure…
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    Kerry Britton

  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison USDA Forest Service Scientist Plant pathologists study plant diseases.  A plant disease is the interaction between…
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    Isabel Alvarez Munck, Plant Pathologist

  • M.S., University of Michigan USDA Forest Service Scientist A plant pathologist studies the organisms and environmental factors that cause plant…
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    Michelle Cram, Plant Pathologist

  • Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison USDA Forest Service Scientist An entomologist studies insects and a plant pathologist studies plant diseases –…
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    Kier Klepzig, Entomologist & Plant Pathologist

  • Photo of Paul Hennon standing in a forest, wearing a yellow hard hat and holding a shovel.
    My favorite science experience is working on a research team with scientists from different fields. Plus, my job takes me…
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    Paul Hennon

  • Art Chappelka working in the field
    My favorite science experience is studying how plants respond to pollutants and to a changing climate. Plants continually respond to…
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    Art Chappelka